Procurement is arguably one of the organisation's critical activities.

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All right. Starsky and Hutch, arguably, yes.

A lack of compassion is arguably the cause of many of humankind s most devastating failures.

So this is our guess as to what this baseline of average happiness arguably looks like throughout life.

Arguably, it's about 100 million dollars a person on the space shuttle.

Nor is its effect on established democracies straightforward. While democracies have arguably become more vibrant, their politics have become more volatile.

But I did go on to be a reasonably astute, arguably world class worrier.

Only 90 days after this, arguably the greatest discovery of the last century occurred.

Table 1 shows clearly in which organizations procurement is a strategic or core competence (United Nations, WFP, UNDP IAPSO, UNICEF, UNOPS and arguably UNFPA).

The recurrent brutal use of sexual violence is arguably one of the worst global protection challenges due to its scale, prevalence and profound impact.

This is arguably one of the most important provisions ever adopted to deal directly with the situation of women and their treatment under the law.

Arguably, however, they could be essential to their operation, in particular if they held everything together.

A typical example is not easy to give because, when all parties involved in a commercial transaction act diligently (and honestly), arguably, this situation should not occur.

This definition is also open to difficulties of application chiefly because, arguably, it requires a determination of the intent of the person or organization effecting the detention.

Moreover, the mere fact that such assurances are sought is arguably a tacit admission by the sending State that the transferred person is indeed at risk of being tortured or ill treated.

But controls beyond the banking sector are more difficult to implement and enforce and are arguably as important.

The third thing is arguably the Industrial Revolution started in the Renaissance with the rise of humanism, then got a little jump start along about the French Revolution.

The lack of a comprehensive overview is arguably one of the main reasons why measures to protect the marine environment have not been focusing on real priority issues.

What's interesting about architects is, we always have tried to justify beauty by looking to nature, and arguably, beautiful architecture has always been looking at a model of nature.

The presidential and parliamentary elections of 2000 did not resolve the crisis but, arguably, served to further entrench it.

Arguably, virtually all parts including stocks, triggers and barrels are non essential to the firearm s ability to expel a projectile.

The Tribunal's reasoning arguably would also apply to civilians detained or interned in occupied territory under article 78 of the Fourth Convention.

The decision also arguably contravenes the Government's commitment on the implementation of human rights and international humanitarian law of 26 March 2004.

(d) The laws passed between 1995 and 1998, which arguably seem designed as a renewed challenge to the independence of the judiciary

The reason many people think that about this picture, and Al Gore has said it many times, actually, on the stage at TED, is that this picture, arguably, was the beginning of the environmental movement.

The latter course would arguably keep Iran within the scope of the Nuclear Non Proliferation Treaty (NPT), to which it is a signatory. But there can be no reasonable doubt about the Iranian leadership s intentions.

Persistent poverty, where women and others are forced to live in inadequate and insecure housing and living conditions, also exposes women to forms of gender based violence, and arguably is itself a form of violence.

Governments are doing too little to address the private credit debacle. Arguably, they must first sort out the sovereign side of the crisis but it is not clear that most officials even have a comprehensive plan.

Here the experience of countries fighting against deforestation is helpful. Costa Rica arguably started a trend in the early 1990 s, when it began levying taxes on fossil fuels and using the revenue to protect forests.

More than 50,000 men, women and children have lost their lives more than 1.5 million have been made homeless. This is arguably genocide, a word used by the U.S. government but by few others to describe what is going on in Darfur.

Arguably the financial markets have failed us and the aid system is failing us, and yet I stand firmly with the optimists who believe that there has probably never been a more exciting moment to be alive.

In view of rule 107 (f) of the Committee's rules, therefore, a six month limit could arguably serve as a point of departure for the Committee.

And some of them would say something else. They would say, No, you know, this is a celebration of female specialness, it helps build that and it's a result of the fact that and this is arguably a sophisticated psychological view that male lust is not to be trusted.

First, by definition, global banks operate across borders, and there is no agreement among different national authorities regarding how to respond in a crisis. There is, arguably, better communication than there was before 2008, but when the chips are down, this will be worth little.

Little wonder, then, that political leaders consistently personalize international conflicts. Alas, such commonplace language also makes wars harder to avoid, harder to end, and arguably more deadly.

Arguably part of the process has been the difficulty of visualising what the combined effects of the work presented to date might have in practical implementation terms.

Furthermore, shortages in Poland s residential rental market restrict workers ability to move to where the jobs are. Arguably, Poland s labor market is more akin to Spain s than that of Scandinavia, where generous social protection allows for extensive employee training.

37. An additional disincentive to the disclosure of military expenditure is that greater transparency may increase the pressure on the military from other government ministries to reallocate some portion of the military budget for other, arguably more productive, uses.

A hundred years ago, Argentina was arguably the world s second wealthiest economy. Now, thanks to bad policies, and even worse politicians, it ranks among the world s also rans.

Arguably this discussion gains real perspective from a humanitarian sense when mines with less than this level of detectability are laid outside an appropriately marked or monitored minefield.

Even if a religious group cannot be classified in that way, the Act arguably covers discrimination on the basis of religion in certain circumstances as indirect race discrimination.

On one level, this was a routine announcement that many had anticipated after all, Rajan is arguably the best known Indian economist of his generation. On another level, however, his appointment can be seen as part of a broader generational shift.

Indeed, Cameron s promise is arguably the most consequential issue at stake in the British election if he remains Prime Minister, there will be a referendum if Miliband takes over, there will not be. Britain s strategic future rests on this choice.

No longer is the region regarded as America s backyard on the contrary, the continent has arguably never been so united and independent. But this view fails to capture the true nature of US influence in Latin America and elsewhere as well.